James Eveston (1836 - 1904) CAME FROM TINAKILLY, RATHDRUM CO WICKLOW IRELAND

His father Charles Eveston (2nd Marriage) and Elizabeth McDonnell were married at St. Michael's in Rathdrum which is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is situated high on the western side of the Avonmore river valley, which flows through the Vale of Clara.

Nov 3rd 1829 Charles Eveston and Elizabeth (Eliza) McDonnell Tinakilly married at St. Michael's Tinnakilly (#4) https://registers.nli.ie/parishes/0488

Rathdrum is served by mainline train and bus from  Dublin  and  Rosslare .  Rathdrum railway station  opened on 18 July 1863,

James Evesson (Eveston) aged 19 arrived in Australia on 15th Sept 1855 on the ship 'Eliza' - Assisted passage (15 Years in NSW and 35 years in Victoria).

Children at death in 1904: Elizabeth 21, Mary 20, Charles 18, Annie 15, James Edward 13 and Thomas 10.

 1874: thistle cutter wood and water carrier. 

1875: labourer - owned allot 39 which was 10 and half acres at the location of Eveston's old house today. 

1878: James Evesson - farmer.  Married Mary O'Reilly from Woollahra on 5th January 1882 in Sydney at St. Joseph's Church Woollahra.

Age 46. Father's name Charles Evesson and mother Elizabeth McDonnell. Witness Charles Evesson (his brother) and Anne O'Reilly (sister of Mary and mother of Winnie Brady a good friend of mum)

St. Joseph's Church Woolahra

On one occasion on the farm at Coleraine, James Eveston was digging a well. Campbell was pulling up the bucket, however the rope slipped from his hands and the full bucket almost killed Jimmy on its downward journey. Jimmy promptly got out and went home for the day.

Was a cripple at the end due to an accident or arthritis

1903 James and Mary Eveston Salt Pans Rd voted at Coleraine

Died 1904 of heart disease. 

Obiturary in Coleraine Albion:  "On the 17th April 1904 at his home Saltpans Coleraine the dearly beloved husband of Mary Eveston aged 68.  The trial is hard but we will not complain.  We'll trust in God to meet again. 

Without any warning of the solemn change Mr. James Eveston of Saltpans Road, quietly and quickly passed away from the scene of time last Sunday.  He had not been well for about a week previously, indigestion causing a little discomfort, but nothing to arouse suspicions of his nearness to the end of his earthly journey.  He had eaten fairly heartily of his dinner on Sunday and afterwards lay down to read a newspaper.  In a short while Mrs Eveston heard him breathing heavily and gave him a dose of household remedy which appeared to afford relief but soon afterwards he simply expired without a move.  It is presumed that heart disease was the cause of death.

Married in Sydney

HIS WILL

Edward Evesson (#6) and Charles Evesson 1830 - 1878 no children died aged 47 (#7) came to Sydney Australia on 15th Sept 1855 by assisted passage.

James Evesson (could not read or write), as he was known then, came out to Australia on 15th Sept 1855 with his brothers Charles and Edward. He was only 19 years of age then, his brother Charles 24 and Edward 22. They came on a ship called ‘Eliza', an Assisted Immigration ship bringing labour to the colony. Their £5 each remittance was paid for by Mary Evesson, wife of their uncle Robert who came out to Australia in 1854

Charles Eveston was the informant : James father was Charles Eveston (Tinakilly) and his mother was Elizabeth (Betsy) Power